Baby Bella Bites

Baby Bella Bites

Miz Helen's Kitchen

Ingredients For The Mushrooms

8 cups sliced Baby Bella Mushroom

2 Tablespoons Olive Oil

1 medium onion, chopped medium

2 large cloves garlic, minced

1/2 cup Worcestershire

4 Tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/2 cup of the Vinaigrette from the Bread

1/2 cup water

The Bread

2 French Skinny Loaves

1 12 ounce jar Roasted Red Peppers

Two Cups Mozzarella, shredded

Ingredients For The Vinaigrette

1 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

3/4 cup Red Wine Vinegar

1 teaspoon Oregano

1/2 teaspoon Thyme

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

2 cloves garlic, minced

4 to 6 Dashes Tabasco

Directions

The Vinaigrette for the Bread

In a mixing bowl, mix the Olive Oil, Red Wine Vinegar, Oregano, Thyme, Salt, Pepper, Garlic, and Tabasco

Beat with a whisk until the mixture has thicken

Set aside 1/2 cup of this mix for the mushrooms

Split the bread down the center and open it without tearing it away from each other, place it on a cookie sheet and brush the Vinaigrette on the Bread using a liberal amount

Bake the bread for 8 minutes at 425 degrees, the bread should not be brown, but just crusted over

Remove the bread from the oven and let cool to room temperature

Wash and dry the Baby Bella Mushroom's. In a sauce pan, saute the onion in 2 tablespoon Olive Oil

When the onion is clear, add the mushroom's, and the minced garlic saute on low heat

Mix the Worcestershire, Balsamic, 1/2 cup of the Bread Vinaigrette, and 1/2 cup of water in a small bowl

Add the Worcestershire mix to the mushrooms and stir well, cook on medium heat for 20 to 30 minutes until mushroom are tender and the liquid has reduced.

Layer The Bread

Begin with a layer of Roasted Red Peppers, then a layer of strained mushrooms, then repeat the Peppers

Top with the Mozzarella Cheese

Bake in the oven at 425 degrees for 5 minutes until Cheese is melting

Remove the bread from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes

Slice in bite size pieces and serve with the sauce from the mushroom mix on the side.

These little bites are just delicious and we will be having this appetizer over and over.